Thursday, September 05, 2013

Gilbert & Sullivan & Eliot ...

Pacific Opera Project's production of "The MIkado" entertained 150 students in a special performance Wednesday morning at Porticos Art Space. All photos by Martha Benedict.

by Timothy Rutt

Students from Eliot Middle School and Sierra Madre Elementary School were treated to a special performance of "The Mikado" by the Pacific Opera Project Wednesday morning. POP's production put a modern Japanese pop culture coating on the Gilbert & Sullivan classic, to the delight of the audience. Artistic director Josh Shaw said that it was a full house with 150 students.

POP performs "The Mikado" this weekend, Friday through Sunday, at Porticos Art Space (2033 E. Washington), inside St. James United Methodist Church along the Pasa/Alta border. Shaw says that Saturday night and the Sunday matinee are almost sold out, but some tickets are still available (and where can you see a full ensemble AND 14-piece orchestra for only $30?) Check it out at http://www.pacificoperaproject.com/#!__mikado. More pictures after the jump.

Photos: Martha Benedict

1. The brightly-colored costumes take their cue from Harajuku, young Japanese pop culture.

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Pacific Opera Project's production of "The MIkado" entertained 150 students in a special performance Wednesday morning at Porticos Art Space. All photos by Martha Benedict.

by Timothy Rutt

Students from Eliot Middle School and Sierra Madre Elementary School were treated to a special performance of "The Mikado" by the Pacific Opera Project Wednesday morning. POP's production put a modern Japanese pop culture coating on the Gilbert & Sullivan classic, to the delight of the audience. Artistic director Josh Shaw said that it was a full house with 150 students.

POP performs "The Mikado" this weekend, Friday through Sunday, at Porticos Art Space (2033 E. Washington), inside St. James United Methodist Church along the Pasa/Alta border. Shaw says that Saturday night and the Sunday matinee are almost sold out, but some tickets are still available (and where can you see a full ensemble AND 14-piece orchestra for only $30?) Check it out at http://www.pacificoperaproject.com/#!__mikado. More pictures after the jump.